Good morning, brethren. 1. Morning devotion for today. i. 😀🌹🎀🎁💝🌺 MORNING TEA THE WORD FOR TODAY. TUESDAY APRIL 14, 2026. "INSTRUMENT RATED (6)" '......The Father seeketh such to worship Him.’  John 4:23 INSTRUMENT RATED for discouragement. God has promised to give you ‘…beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…’ (Isaiah 61:3 KJV). Satan can’t stand it when someone other than himself is receiving praise and honour, so the spirit of heaviness will lift when you begin to praise your God. It will fall off you like a garment. The weight will be gone. Your pity party will turn to a scene of gladness. Here’s something remarkable: Jesus said, ‘…The Father seeketh such to worship Him…in spirit and in truth’ (John 4:23-24 KJV). When you begin to worship God - instead of you seeking Him, He starts seeking you! And since He knows where to find you at all times, He blesses you, strengthens you and causes you to rise above your discouragement. You can literally praise your way through the storm! When an instructor is teaching a new student to fly, he constantly reminds the student to keep the nose of the plane up. New students are likely to keep the nose of the plane down so they can better see where they are going. Also, the plane has a natural tendency to fall - if you let it. When you keep your head up and your eyes on Jesus, your heart begins to rejoice even in the toughest test. It takes effort, but it’s worth it. Remember, you don’t always win every fight in the first round. But if you hang in there and keep answering the bell with praise, you will be victorious. Why? Because the fight was fixed by Jesus a long time ago. Bible In A Year: Dan 3-4 , Ps 130, Pro 10:12. Courtesy: Grace So Amazing Foundation 🌹🎀 *To partner with us, kindly refer to page 9 of the hard copy edition or simply send us a WhatsApp message/call on +2348128000068.*🎀💝🌹🌷. ii. THE PLACE OF TROUBLE "Some went out to sea in ships to buy and sell on the great waters. They have seen what the Lord can do and His great works on the sea. For He spoke and raised up a storm that lifted up the waves of the sea. They went up to the heavens and down to the deep. Their strength of heart left them in their danger. They could not walk straight but went from side to side like a drunk man. They did not know what to do." - Psalm 107:23-27 These sailors ended up in a place called trouble. It is a place where sooner or later every Christian will end up. In this place you do not see a way out. You do not have more options. No more escape, no help and no rescue in sight. Faith is tested Strangely enough, the place of trouble is a place where God can take you to, because the Bible scripture says: 'He spoke and raised up a storm.' There are storms in life that are not from the evil one or because of sin. God sometimes puts you in a place for His purpose to test your faith. In verses 28-31 of Psalm 107 we read: 'Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble. And He took them out of all their problems. He stopped the storm, and the waves of the sea became quiet. Then they were glad because the sea became quiet. And He led them to the safe place they wanted. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His loving-kindness and His great works to the children of men! Trust Him fully God continues to bring us to the place called trouble, until we learn to fully trust Him no matter what happens. He did that over and again with Israel. He had promised to take care of them during the journey through the desert. Yet they again doubted His goodness and protection and He had to bring them back to this place called trouble. Are you also at that place? Has God allowed you to be there? He is testing you. He wants to see if you trust Him, because He already has the solution ready to save you again. https://www.theblessingdevotional.com 2. Morning Prayer for today. i. Morning Prayer If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. ⏤ James 1:5 Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work. ⏤ Oswald Chambers Our Father in Heaven, we, Your children, gather at Your feet this morning to start the day with You. We seek Your blessing before we go out. We aren’t strong enough on our own for the tasks ahead today, so we ask for Your strength. We can’t resist the temptations we’ll face without Your help, so we ask for the grace to overcome them. We don’t always know the best choices to make, so we pray for the wisdom to walk in holiness. Graciously remember us, Your children, O God, and don’t hold our sins against us. Instead, in Your mercy, bless and save us. Teach us to do Your will. Help us to live today in a way that pleases You. Let us not grieve You or hurt Your heart of love through carelessness, unbelief, or disobedience. We ask You to bless us in our work and all our daily duties. Help us to be faithful in everything we do and skilled in our work. Help us to see our everyday tasks as part of our Father’s business. In this way, may we glorify You through the work of our hands. We don’t just pray for ourselves and our own home. We pray for our neighbors. May Your blessing rest on their homes. Some of them don’t know You. No prayers rise to You from their homes. Have mercy on them. Bless the children who have no one to pray for them. Let Your peace rest on the homes of those who love You. Receive us now into Your care as we go out into the unknown experiences of this day. Keep us safe and bring us back together in peace at the end of the day. We ask all this in Jesus’ precious name. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/09/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion.